Shawnigan Lake School - Yearbook (Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Canada)

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The School forwards worked well and were always up on the ball, besides backing up their three-quarters in several good runs. Lake i, McAulay and Redden were all conspicuous. Bradford was very quick at scrum half and got the ball out well to Slater, but was often too inclined to try to do it all and was consequently collared with the ball. Slater played a very good game at stand-off half. He made some splendid openings while his kicking in the second half was of undoubted value to his side. The three-quarter line played well together and showed more speed and determination than heretofore. Macrae ' s kicking was very sound at full back and he has learnt where to position himself to best advantage. Skrimshire, who was playing for the Staff, is to be commended for his hard- working performance throughout. After the match, Macrae and McAulay were awarded their 1st XV Colours. The teams were : School: Full back, Macrae; Three-quarters, Walker, Dyson, Lefurgey ; Halves, Slater, Hunter, Bradford ; Five-eighths, Ames; Forwards, Lake i, McAulay, Redden, Housser, Pid- dington, Matthews i, Hyde i. Staff: Full back, Capt. Palin ; Three-quarters, Mr. C. W. Lonsdale, Mr. Ellissen, Mr. M. C. Ellis, Marshall; Halves, Capt. Levien, Mr. M. H. Ellis; Five-eighths, Mr. Musgrave ; Forwards, Rev. E. M. Willis, Mr. Wisden, Mr. Chance, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Deans, Mr. Watson, Skrimshire. ISLAND vs. MAINLAND Played on October 28th, 1930, and resulted in a win for the Island by three tries to two. The game was played at a very fast pace the whole time. In the first half the Island pressed hard and from a loose scrum near the Mainland line, Slater got the ball and tried a urop kick which just missed. Hunter made two very good runs but was unsupported and though on the second occasion the Mainland line was crossed the Islanders were unable to put the ball down and half time came with no score.

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE able to touch down and from the five-yard scrum that ensued, the School nearly scored, but the opportunity was lost. From a loose scrum Young again broke away and after a fine run passed the ball to Ellis, who had backed him up well, the latter scoring the final try for Victoria (3-11). The School attacked again, but were unable to add to the score. The School ' s weak point again lay in its three-quarters. The forwards as a whole played well, especially in the second half, but there were too many wingers. Lake i, Bazett and Playfair were honest workers in the loose, while Merritt did many good things in the second half. Slater did some judicious kicking and Hunter took his passes well. In the three-quarter line Stewart ii was conspicuous both in attack and defence, while Macrae played well at full back. Victoria College played a keen, hard game ; their fast, straight running and quickness to take advantage of an op- ponent ' s mistake showed what determined play can do. Young, Ellis and Mclnnes were conspicuous, while Bill- ings, Knight and Ruttan did good work with the forwards. Shawnigan: Full back, Macrae; Three-quarters, Stewart ii, Barclay i, Dyson, Motherwell; Halves, Hunter, Slater; Five- eighth, Ames; Forwards, Merritt (Captain), Mackedie, Lake i, Playfair, Martin ii, Robertson i, Bazett. Victoria College : Full Back, Mclnnes ; Three-quarters, Copeland, Boorman, Young, White, Winslow ; Halves, Ellis, Murdock; Forwards, Knight, Ruttan, Green, Billings, Sievers, Grant, Raynor. STAFF MATCH On October 26th, 1930, the School defeated the Staff by 16 points to nil. The issue was never in doubt from the start, the School scoring two tries and one goal in the first fifteen minutes of play ; a further goal was scored before half time. Upon the re- sumption of play the Staff settled down and the School failed to score again ; in fact, one try for the Staff was only averted through good tackling.

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Soon after half time, Hunter attempted a drop goal which just missed the posts. Pressure on the Mainland twenty-five was relieved when Lefurgey, intercepting a pass, got through the Island defence and raced half way down the field, out- distancing everybody, to score between the posts. The kick failed (Score 0-3). The Island attacked hard and from a five-yard scrum Brad- ford passed out to Marshall who scored wide out. The try was not converted (Score 3-3). The Island now kept up a steady pressure and from a loose scrum following on a line out Lake and Skrimshire forced their way over and the former scored. The kick failed (Score 6-3). Play alternated from end to end for some time until from a five-yard scrum the Island three-quarters got moving and Hunter, after making a splendid opening, passed to Douty, who scored between the posts. This was not converted (Score 9-3). The Mainland made a determined attack and from a fum- bled pass by the Islanders, the Mainland forwards carried the ball over, Taylor ii scoring wide out (Score 9-6). Macrae for the Mainland played an outstanding game, his positioning, kicking and tackling being invaluable to his side. The Mainland three-quarters played well, Dyson being con- spicuous for his clever work, while Ames at stand off half was always good. Of the forwards, McAulay and Matthews stood out well. In the Island team, Slater and Hunter played well together, the latter showing a very good example of how to take a pass on the run. Bradford worked hard at scrum half and got the ball out well to his halves. Of the forwards Lake i was a tower of strength, while Piddington and Skrimshire were both well up on the ball all the time. It is interesting to note that out of thirty-six scrums the Island got the ball out twenty-four times. The teams were : Island: Back, Barclay; Three-quarters, Marshall, Robert- son, Douty; Five-eighths, Hunter, Slater; Half, Bradford; 10